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About Me: The Cookie Crusader

Hey ! I’m Vihaan Kamath — a 16-year-old sophomore at Greenwich High School. I run track, play sax in the school band, and when I’m not doing homework or hanging out with my younger brother, I’m usually in the kitchen baking cookies (like, a lot of cookies). It’s my favorite thing to do — my stress relief, my creative outlet, and now… part of something much bigger.

I believe small things — like a cookie — can create real change. That’s what led me to start Cookie For a Cause Inc., and I’m just getting started.

Thanks for stopping by — and if you ever need a solid cookie, whether it's chocolate chip, sugar, or double chocolate chip, I’ve got you covered.

We are a youth-led, IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to helping children in need around the world.

The Milestone

$6,464 / $10,000 Raised
Goal by July 15th
64.6%

Why I'm Raising $10,000 by July 15th

This July, I’ll be traveling to Asia to volunteer and visit remote schools and pediatric cancer hospitals during my summer break. A major part of this trip includes partnering with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Asia to support children battling cancer.

I’ve set a fundraising goal of $10,000, an amount I believe can make a meaningful difference across several areas of urgent need.

Here’s how the funds will be used:

  • 60% will go toward helping approximately 10 children begin comprehensive cancer treatment, including chemotherapy and follow-up care.

  • 30% will provide essential school supplies to over 1,000 students in underserved schools.

  • 10% will support blind children and schools, supplying them with the resources they need to learn and grow.

My Story: A Trip That Changed Everything

People distributing supplies at a charity event organized by We Club of Vashi Navi Mumbai, featuring tables with educational materials.
A group of people at an event organized by WE Club of Vashi, Navi Mumbai. A woman is handing a young boy an item. There is a table with gifts and supplies, and other women are seated, clapping and observing, with a banner in the background.
A group of people, including children and adults, standing indoors during an event organized by the We Club of Vashi Navi Mumbai. The children are wearing coordinated uniforms, and one adult is handing out supplies. A banner in the background displays the organization's name.

I started Cookie For a Cause Inc. because I saw something I couldn’t ignore — and I couldn’t forget.

In the summer of 2024, I went to Asia to visit my grandparents. My grandma runs a small nonprofit that helps kids in rural schools — not the kind you see on TV or in big city campaigns, but tiny village schools that most people don’t even know exist. I tagged along with her on a trip to deliver school supplies, thinking it’d just be a cool way to help out.

But that visit changed everything for me.

The school barely had walls. The classrooms were dark and overcrowded. There was no clean water. The bathrooms didn’t work. And there were no books, no playground, nothing close to what I was used to seeing at home. But what hit me the hardest was the kids. They were smiling. Grateful. So excited just to be there, learning — even in those tough conditions.

It broke my heart, honestly. I kept thinking, How is this fair?

I spent the rest of my summer volunteering at more schools like that one. And when I got back home, I couldn’t stop thinking about those kids. I did more research and realized something really important: most big nonprofits are focused on helping kids in major cities. But small towns and rural areas — the ones that need help the most — often get ignored.

That’s when I knew I had to do something. I love baking, and I thought: What if cookies could help kids? That’s how Cookie For a Cause Inc. was born.

I started baking and selling cookies, and 100% of the money goes toward helping kids in underserved places. But I also want to go beyond that. I want to help kids who are facing some of the hardest battles in life.

Some of the money we raise will go toward helping children with cancer who can’t afford treatment. No family should ever have to choose between saving their child’s life and paying bills. And I also want to support blind children, by helping their schools and giving them the tools they need to learn, grow, and become self-sufficient.

This might be a small start, but I believe even something as simple as a cookie can be part of something big — if it comes from the heart.

Thanks for reading, and for being part of this journey.

 


What's In It For You (Besides Delicious Cookies)?

Stack of chocolate chip cookies with melting chocolate and sea salt, on a wire rack with a blurred glass of milk in the background.

Okay, let’s be real — you get freshly baked, warm cookies delivered right to your door. Yes, you heard that right. Fresh. Hot. Cookies. Made with love (and a whole lot of chocolate chips).

But honestly, the best part? You get to be part of something way bigger. Every cookie you buy helps kids who really need it. Like…

  • Kids in rural schools who need clean drinking water

  • Toilets that actually work

  • Electricity so they can study when it’s dark or crazy hot

  • Enough classrooms so they’re not packed in like sardines

  • Safe playgrounds where they can just be kids

  • Libraries full of books to spark their imagination

  • Science labs to help them dream bigger

  • And so much more

But we’re not stopping there.
Part of what you give also goes to helping kids with cancer whose families can’t afford treatment — because no one should have to fight for their life without the support they need.
And we’re also helping blind children get access to better schools, tools, and resources so they can learn, grow, and build independent lives.

So yeah — the cookies are delicious.
But what you're really buying is hope, opportunity, and a better future for kids who deserve so much more.

Let’s bake the world a better place — one cookie at a time 🍪✨